South China Morning Post Quotes Tatman Savio on Use of U.S. Anticorruption Laws as Political Tools

December 8, 2018

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South China Morning Post has quoted Akin Gump international trade partner Tatman Savio in its article “Explained: how the US uses anticorruption laws and sanctions to police the world.” The article looks at how the United States uses its authority internationally to demonstrate the global reach of U.S. law enforcement.

Since 1977, the article reports, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has allowed the United States to pursue criminal charges, even if no American citizens are involved in a particular action. As Savio notes, sanctions have always been used as a tool of political leverage, but in recent years they have been deployed more aggressively.

“In the context of China we notice several things that seem to be coalescing,” said Savio. “The trade war and Section 301, which are designed, in part, to combat China’s access to high technology. The U.S. government has made a serious effort, which is designed to go after the way in which China is able to access technology by different means.”

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